Mamady Diambou
{{short description|Malian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mamady Diambou
| image = FC Salzburg vs. Stade Brest (2024-10-01 Champions League) 26.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Diambou with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|11|df=y}}{{WorldFootball.net|mamady-diambou}}
| birth_place = Bamako, Mali
| height = 1.76 m
| currentclub = Red Bull Salzburg
| clubnumber = 15
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs1 = Guidars FC
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Red Bull Salzburg
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → FC Liefering (loan)
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Luzern (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Mali U23
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Mali
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 27 April 2025
| ntupdate = 26 March 2024
}}
Mamady Diambou (born 11 November 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.
Club career
Diambou joined Red Bull Salzburg on 4 January 2021. After the agreement he was loaned to 2. Liga club FC Liefering.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysportaustria.at/offiziell-red-bull-salzburg-holt-drei-talente-aus-mali/|title=Offiziell: Red Bull Salzburg holt drei Talente aus Mali|website=skysportaustria.at|language=German|date=4 January 2021}}
In 4 January 2023, Diambou signed for Swiss Super League club Luzern on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://fcl.ch/publication/mamady-diambou-verstaerkt-den-fcl/|title=Mamady Diambou Verstärkt Den FCL|website=FC Luzern fcl.ch|language=German|date=4 January 2023}}
International career
In June 2023, Diambou was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco,{{Cite web |title=Mali stages comeback to defeat Gabon in TotalEnergies CAF U-23 AFCON {{!}} Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u23-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/news/mali-stages-comeback-to-defeat-gabon-in-totalenergies-caf-u-23-afcon |date=27 June 2023 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mali U23 vs. Gabon U23 - 25 June 2023 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/25/africa/u23-cup-of-nations/mali-under-23/gabon-under-23/4072445/ |date=27 June 2023 |website=Soccerway}} where the Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=Mali's U23 team ends 20-year wait, qualifies for Paris Olympics {{!}} Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u23-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/news/mali-s-u23-team-ends-20-year-wait-qualifies-for-paris-olympics |website=CAFOnline.com}}{{Cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=CAN 2023 : le Mali se qualifie aux JO 2024 |url=https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/can-2023-le-mali-se-qualifie-aux-jo-2024/ |website=Sport News Africa |language=fr-FR}}
On 26 March 2024, he made his debut for the senior Mali national team and assisted a goal in a 2–0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly match.{{Cite web |date=26 March 2024 |title=Mali 2–0 Nigeria |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/commentary/_/gameId/700492 |publisher=ESPN}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Red Bull Salzburg
|8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022–22
|Austrian Bundesliga |4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Austrian Bundesliga |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|Austrian Bundesliga |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|FC Liefering (loan)
|14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22
|2. Liga |18 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Luzern (loan)
|13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!87 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 3 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played on 26 March 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Mali
|2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||1||0 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|mamady-diambou/687585}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|mamady-diambou}}
- [https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/squad/mamady-diambou/ Mamady Diambou] at Red Bull Salzburg
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Category:Malian men's footballers
Category:Mali men's international footballers
Category:Mali men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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